Compatibility issue with an app?

Neil Banfield

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Compatibility issue with an app?

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If you have compatibility issues with WindowBlinds and an application or game, please do let us know in this thread so we can investigate it and hopefully resolve the problem.

Please make sure you are running the latest version of WindowBlinds first and that the problem exists with a theme included with WindowBlinds vs a downloaded one.

Please provide as much detail as you can, screenshots of the problem, information on the application itself, how to reproduce the problem and if possible dmp files from any crashes.

The information on the about WindowBlinds page and information on your setup would be helpful too.

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vmandance

Quoting isaac10012,

reply 325

Hi, I am having issues with Firefox. When you are not fullscreen the titlebar draws correctly but when you go fullscreen and then exit fullscreen the titlebar no longer gets rendered and it is a glitchy mess that won't get fixed unless you open a new window and close the glitchy one or restart Firefox. This is the same behavior with my preferred browser Waterfox Classic.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Need to know more on your system.

Windows version. Please use Winver.exe to get full Windows version numbers.
Windowblinds version.
Firefox version.
Does the issue happen on all Windowblind styles or just few styles. If few please list down few of those styles.
The option/configuration change have been done to make Firefox work with Windowblinds?

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Hi guys; Happy Christmas etc. and all that jazz. Ah, I see you're closed now so Happy New Year then!

Assuming this thread is still active, I've found another one. Macrium Reflect loads fine but I've noticed that some buttons have text missing with my skin and there may be some issues with text layout or visibility but it's hard to tell when you can't see it!

Another thing to mention is that the list of excluded apps in the WB settings doesn't scroll so eventually (hopefully improving compatibility will reduce the need for it) entries will go off screen. Not a problem I'm having just yet as I can still maximise the window for more room but just thought I'd mention it as a potential problem for some somewhere down the line depending on how many troublesome apps they need to add.

OK, stay safe everyone and best wishes at this festive time.

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Using Window Blinds (10.89-064) with Windows 10 and the Aero 8 Theme.

Had to exclude: Chrome, MyPhoneExplorer, Opera, Pdigin, RadonInstaller, Supertuxkart, Teracopy, Thunderbird and VLC.

So quite a lot of software I had issues with.

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Quoting web75,

reply 328

MyPhoneExplorer

Pidgin

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I personally don't skin Opera and Chrome but check out the Advanced Options for more advice on them. I would suggest you have WindowBlinds set up incorrectly. What I usually do is set my skin to the Windows default and apply, Unload WB from the notification icon area on the taskbar, reboot and then apply my WB skin again. Failing that you may need to do a complete reinstall. You can find how to do that in earlier messages.

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Another problem I haven't been able to fix, and it's quite a biggie, is the new Microsoft Store. WB cuts the top off the store so you can't see the search bar and other interface elements up there. You can search if you manage to click in the box just in the right place but it's quite awkward. I have this problem with all skins (including Aero 8!) Microsoft Store can't be added to the exclusion list because it's installed in a protected folder. Even if you gain access to this folder which I haven't dared to (I've already had to repair Windows recently, not Stardock related thankfully, so I'm not fiddling unnecessarily), the folder name will change with each new version of the store installed.

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The problem with MyPhoneExplorer is not the main window. It starts when you try tu use the chat function, because buttons are out of focus.

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Problem with Macrium Reflect's updater app. Buttons have no text, invisible text etc. Still using Aero 8. I like it that much!

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Having trouble skinning VLC version 3.0.16

This is opening up a new VLC instance clicking on open folder or any other media the resolution of the new window is like this crazy small

New instance of VLC

If I however have VLC open and i reapply the skin it is normal

VLC open and re-skinned

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Yeah, I excluded VLC a long time ago. Not necessarily for this particular reason but I forget why.

Cool folder icons BTW. Are those made with an app or did you download and apply them all manually?

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Another one for Macrium Reflect ... affects the latest version

Latest version of WB, skin is Dark mode by Vad_M

No text visible on any of the buttons in various dialogs - see row of buttons along bottom of shot below

Current workaround is to unload WB when working inside Reflect ...

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OK - an easier fix - exclude Reflect form WB skinning and use Reflect dark theme - solved

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Quoting MagikGimp,

reply 334

Yeah, I excluded VLC a long time ago. Not necessarily for this particular reason but I forget why.

Cool folder icons BTW. Are those made with an app or did you download and apply them all manually?

I created alot of the movie and tv show folders myself but most are downloaded I manually changed them

All my icons are all windows 7 icons which I used 7tsp to change them

Anyway to get VLC to skin properly without having to reload

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If you like and have any ideas for folders you'd like me to create or want some of the folders I've created I probably can in my spare time I have a program I use to layer out different parts of each folder and then I convert it to an .ico

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What I don't like is that you always have a part of the background on your screenshots (if you do a window with alt+print). I first thought it was Windows 10 until I figured out it was Window Blinds.

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Quoting MagikGimp,

reply 334

Yeah, I excluded VLC a long time ago. Not necessarily for this particular reason but I forget why.

Cool folder icons BTW. Are those made with an app or did you download and apply them all manually?

Is there any word on how to fix this?

I have a 4k monitor and at 3840x2160 or 4096x2160 resolution VlC and anything for that matter everything is horribly small. At 1920x1080 things are a bit better but still small

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its not just VLC that has a problem with 4k resolution using BetterAero7x everything does VLC is just the worst

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Someone on Reddit mentioned that "150% dpi" isn't supported yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/ock908/comment/h3wvtji/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Can you edit the skin to increase the text size? I think making the GUI elements bigger too is too difficult and sadly I doubt the creator will either.

EDIT: Sorry, I read your earlier post and I can see that this is a bug. If I feel like it, I might test this skin myself as I'm getting a little bored of my current setup. I'm not a dev BTW so I can't comment on any fixes to WB.

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I've looked into editing the skin but I don't know where to start with tackling it not very familiar yet with skin editing

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Quoting Cattlelyst,

reply 333

This is opening up a new VLC instance clicking on open folder or any other media the resolution of the new window is like this crazy small

So I'm checking out this skin too now (very recent update posted BTW) and I'm not getting this but I am having (and always have had) your problem with VLC's main window not skinning correctly on the bottom and sides. In fact mine is worse and I guess I've always had this problem hence why I've always had it ignored by WB.

I AM getting tiny icons elsewhere though with that skin, on Start10 for example. Some of the selections' icons on the right of the Start Menu are the correct size but folder icons are tiny, like the lowest possible size i.e. even smaller than in Explorer on Small Icons mode.

I'm going to leave a comment on the DA page about this but I feel it's not a skin problem but Stardock one so don't hold your breath!

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Oh lovely, well for now I at least have it set to 1080p and I have VLC skinned with eXperience and it's skinned better

Not perfect the icons are better but the font is small

It's tolerable thanks for looking into it for me.

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I use the web browser Vivaldi. Basically, this browser doesn't skin at all. Thank you for looking into it.

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I cannot make an application specific skin change to Sierra Charts 64-bit exe. I can change the skin when I apply the skin globally, but nothing happens when I specify the skin (e.g. ICE) using a Per Application link to the executable and restarting WindowBlinds according to the documentation. The application does not use Direct3D but clicking that option doesn't change the skin of the application anyway. Other users for Sierra Chart have experienced this issue as well (https://www.sierrachart.com/SupportBoard.php?ThreadID=41173&Page=Last#P314155). I purchased WindowBlinds specifically for Sierra Chart. Please help.

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Now that I'm a subscriber again I wanted to see if there was any changes to WB. Unfortunately the top of the Microsoft Store being cut off is still a problem. With all skins as far as I'm aware. Same for maximised window; I made the window small for the sake of the screenshot.

Search bar etc. cut off at the top.

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I am currently getting this (See Picture Below) in Fences (4.0.7.2). I have to go to the "Per Application" option and enable "Total Exclusion" for it to go back to normal. I am currently using a pre-install theme that came with WindowBlinds 11.

WindowBlinds info:

Windows 11 Core 22H2 (22621.ni_release.220506-1250)

WindowBlinds 11.00 BETA (009 x64 - Windows 11 Edition) - 64 bit OS

Window titlebar blur features are enabled on this operating system

Wblind.dll 2022/11/07 08:44:23

Wblind64.dll 2022/11/07 08:44:46

Wbsrv.dll 2022/11/07 08:44:52

WB11Config.exe 2022/11/07 08:44:25

Wbload.dll 2022/11/07 08:45:38

Screen10.exe 2022/11/07 08:44:45

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Quoting MagikGimp,

reply 348

Reduced 81%

Original 1022 x 799

You will have to exclude the Microsoft Store from the theming when using WindowBlinds 10/11. I haven't been able to figure a way to get it to work. It seems to have a custom theme separate from windows. Its been this way since Microsoft updated Microsoft Store.

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